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I am noticing increased audio dropouts on WHBQ / FOX 13 Memphis on DirecTV HD; is this an issue with DirecTV or the affiliate feed as all my other locals are OK? Thanks

I'm having the exact same issues. I couldn't watch the Simpsons due to the drop outs, but oddly enough the Cleveland show was just fine. I called D* and was told it was a dish alignment issue, yet all my signals are ~95-99%.

Well tonight was the night. I just watched Newschannel 3 in HD. After they were suppose to go HD on the newscast back on April 19th, 2010 they finally were in HD tonight Monday June 14th 2010. Sweet! Now the only channel not in Full Time HD on their newscasts in Memphis is ABC24 WPTY.

Yeah I agree with you mx6bfast. Newschannel 3's graphics suck right now. They could have done a better job. I also don't like the new weather maps they have. Just eye blur. And the volume at times is too low during the news. I have to turn my volume way up on the television to hear the news and then when they go to a commercial the volume BLASTS me out of the room because the commercial volumes are so much louder. It's unbelievable how HD is supposed to be so much better but they can't get it all right. Now maybe in a year or two we will see ABC24 WPTY go HD on their newscasts. That is the WORST station in America as far as I am concearned for Local News. No Other ABC Station in the country looks as bad as ABC24 in Memphis. That station needs serious upgrades.

Now maybe in a year or two we will see ABC24 WPTY go HD on their newscasts. That is the WORST station in America as far as I am concearned for Local News. No Other ABC Station in the country looks as bad as ABC24 in Memphis. That station needs serious upgrades.

AMEN brother! You know it is bad when their area graphics doesn't completely overlay the video. You can see the outline of the graphic.

WMC Channel 5 is a Raycom owned channel and the retransmission agreement supposedly ends on December 31st. I read where this is not the only Raycom Station affected. Hopefully DirecTv and this and other Raycom Stations can come to an agreement to be retransmitted on DirecTv so we won't lose this NBC Local.

Has anyone, other than me noticed that the HD on WPTY looks A LOT like SD? I especially notice it during NCAA football broadcasts. Switching to and from ESPN makes it REALLY noticable!

I think a lot of it has to do with the poor PQ on ABC/ESPN games to begin with. Add that to the compression at the station, then retransmitting it, and this is what you get. I noticed they finally started airing the tape-delayed Jimmy Kimmel episodes in HD.

WREG Channel 3 has been having alot of audio dropouts lately. It's been going on for a while now. For instance it just happened during The Young & The Restless. The Audio Just Drops Out But the Picture is still there.